Organic halogens in unpolluted waters and large bodies of water receiving bleach plant effluents

Journal Article · Wed May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1991 · Tappi; (United States)

OSTI ID:7085846

Grimvall, A; Jonsson, S; Karlsson, S; Savenhed, R; Boren, H ^[1]

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1. Dept. of Water and Environmental Studies, Linkoping Univ., S-58183 Linkoping (SE)

In this paper the authors review and update recently performed studies of organic halogens in unpolluted waters and two large bodies of water receiving bleach plant effluents---Lake Vattern in Sweden and the Baltic Sea. All water samples contained measurable amounts of adsorbable organic halogens (AOX); the highest concentrations (up to 200 {mu}g Cl/L) were observed in humic lakes not exposed to any industrial discharges. Analysis of chlorophenols revealed that there is a long-distance transport ({gt} 100 km) of chloroguaiacols from bleach plants to remote parts of receiving waters. However, there was no evidence of chlorinated organics from bleach plants accumulating over several years in the water phase. One chlorophenol, 2,4,6-trichlorophenol, and its methylated analogue, 2,4,6-trichloroanisole, were also detected in surface waters considered to be unpolluted. Mass balance calculations showed that different processes in terrestrial environments make large contributions of AOX; enzyme-mediated chlorination of humic substances is a plausible explanation to the widespread occurrence of organic halogens.

• OSTI ID: 7085846
• Journal Information: Tappi; (United States), Journal Name: Tappi; (United States) Vol. 74:5; ISSN 0039-8241; ISSN TAPPA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CHEMICAL EFFLUENTS
CHEMICAL WASTES
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
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ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
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POLLUTION SOURCES
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WASTES
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WATER QUALITY
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